prettily
pronunciation
How to pronounce prettily in British English:
UK ['prɪtɪlɪ]
How to pronounce prettily in American English:
US [ˈprɪtɪlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a pretty manner
Word Origin
- prettily (adv.)
- early 15c., from pretty (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Her plump cheeks colored prettily while he praised her exertions .
- 2. Her little girls are invariably prettily dressed .
- 3. Jen felt her throat tighten when charlie blushed prettily and looked at her hands in her lap .
- 4. Sometimes my wife is prettily dressed .
- 5. She decorated the room prettily .